THE ORIGINS OF YOGA AND TANTRA (SOUTH ASIA EDITION)

Summary: this book is an interpretation of the history of indic religions up to around 1200 ce with particular focus on the development of yogic and tantric traditions. It assesses how much we really know about this period and asks what sense we can make of the evolution of yogic and tantric practices which were to become such central and important features of the indic religious scene. Description: yoga tantra and other forms of asian meditation are practised in modernised forms throughout the world today but most introductions to hinduism or buddhism tell only part of the story of how they developed.